Ty Burrell
Ty Burrell | |
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 Ty Burrell in 2009 | |
| Born | August 22, 1967 |
| Alma mater | Hidden Valley High School Southern Oregon University Penn State University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 2000—present |
| Spouse |
Holly Burrell (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
Tyler Gerald "Ty" Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy in the ABC comedy Modern Family.
Early life
Burrell was born in Grants Pass in southern Oregon,[1] and grew up in the small southern Oregon town of Applegate, near the California border, where his family ran a business.[2][3] He attended Hidden Valley High School in Grants Pass, where he played football and was a lineman for the Hidden Valley Mustangs. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Southern Oregon University in Ashland,[3] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in theatre arts in 1993.[2] Burrell was the commencement speaker at the school in 2008.[4] While in college he worked as a bartender at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.[2] During this time, Burrell also attended the University of Oregon where he was initiated into the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Burrell continued his education at the Penn State University, where he earned an MFA.[2] In 1999, Burrell worked as a festival actor at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Burrell has also stated that for a period of time in graduate school, he lived out of his van to save money.[5]
Acting career
Some of his earlier work includes appearances in the movies Black Hawk Down, the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, and appearances in several stage performances (like 2000's Broadway production of Macbeth, and the off-Broadway plays Corners, The Blue Demon, Burn This, and Show People). He was a co-writer and actor in the original production of the offbeat comedy The Red Herring O' Happiness directed by Russell Dyball. Burrell's stage work also includes writing and working in the off-Broadway play Babble with his brother, Duncan. He has also made an appearance as a probation officer in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
After that, he was cast as Oliver Barnes, a shallow but well-meaning plastic surgeon, on the CBS sitcom Out of Practice (2005-06), also created by Christopher Lloyd. The show was canceled in May 2006, with eight episodes remaining unaired in the United States. After the show's cancellation, he played Allan Arbus in the film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus.
Burrell was also in the Marvel movie adaptation of the comic The Incredible Hulk, in which he played Doc Samson. He has gone on record in various interviews saying he does not get his powers in this movie but hopes to do so in later movies.
Ty recently had a small role in the film National Treasure: Book of Secrets, as the curator of the White House. In 2007, he starred in the sitcom Back to You on Fox. On the show, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, Burrell played a field reporter (alongside Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton). The show was canceled in 2008.
Burrell's current role is as real estate agent Phil Dunphy in the acclaimed ABC situation comedy Modern Family. For his performance, he has received three Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2010, 2011 and 2012), winning the award in 2011.[6] He also received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his role, sharing the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with his co-stars.
Personal life
Burrell and his wife Holly married in 2000. They resided in New York City until moving to Salt Lake City[7] in 2008.[2] They still own a two-bedroom apartment in the Astoria, Queens neighborhood which they rent out.[8] The couple have since relocated to Southern California for Burrell's work on Modern Family. On March 18, 2010, it was announced that Burrell and his wife had adopted a baby girl, Frances.[9] In March 2012, Burrell and his wife adopted a second daughter.[10] Burrell is an avid Oregon Ducks, Portland Trail Blazers and New York Mets fan.[11]
Filmography
References
- ^ Bio on Ty Burrell
- ^ a b c d e Turnquist, Kristi (November 28, 2009). "Actor Ty Burrell: From Grants Pass to ABC's hit comedy 'Modern Family'". The Oregonian. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ a b Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2011
- ^ Cullinan, Mary (September 16, 2008). "Southern Oregon University: President's Page". Southern Oregon University. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Ty Burrell Emmy Award Winner
- ^ "/ Modern Family Star Calls Utah Home". Sltrib.com. 2010-08-02. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "/ Television's Prime Time Wiener". online.wsj.com. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ 12:50 PM ET (2010-03-18). "Modern Family's Ty Burrell Adopts a Daughter". Celebritybabies.people.com. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ty Burrell Welcomes a Daughter". People. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ Daley, Kaitee (2010-05-18). "Kobe Bryant to appear on ABC's "Modern Family"". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
External links
- 1967 births
- Actors from Oregon
- American film actors
- American television actors
- Emmy Award winners
- Living people
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Pennsylvania State University alumni
- People from Ashland, Oregon
- People from Grants Pass, Oregon
- Southern Oregon University alumni